Archive for May, 2014

A rookie closer. A bunch of minor league starting pitching prospects who never panned out. A few no-name relievers. Some kids out of the farm system.
This is what Joe Girardi has had at his disposal in the Yankees' bullpen throughout the 2014 season. On paper that group does not seem like much. Heading into the season the pen was projected to be a [...]

With the first two months of the MLB season almost complete and two months left before the trade deadline, the teams that will become buyers and sellers begin to take place.
The New York Yankees are almost always buyers every season, and this season will be no different.
The Yankees have battled several injuries and find themselves in the thick of [...]

The close of the 2013 season marked the end of a long era of dominant relief pitching in the Bronx. Mariano Rivera, who reigned as the New York Yankees’ closer since 1997, decided to hang up his cleats and infamous cutter—for real, this time.
Luckily for the New York Yankees, however, the team had closer-in-waiting David Robertson in [...]

The 2014 MLB draft will be held from June 5 to June 7, and the New York Yankees will make their first selection in the second round with the No. 55 overall pick.
The Yankees don't have the luxury of picking in Round 1 this year. After signing Jacoby Ellsbury, Brian McCann and Carlos Beltran in free agency, they forfeited their right to select [...]

In the eighth week of the 2014 season, the New York Yankees visited the Cubs and White Sox for six games in which they went 3-3.
Around the farm, the Nos. 5 and 8 prospects, Eric Jagielo and Greg Bird, impressed for the High-A Tampa Yankees.
The top prospect, Gary Sanchez, went deep for his fifth time in Double-A Trenton. His teammate, [...]

With the Major League season in full swing, teams are beginning to see where they stand amongst the rest of the competition.
Teams who are not satisfied with their current rosters will look to wheel and deal in an attempt to either improve their team or shed some dollars and start over next year. Most of these moves will come in the form of a [...]

Any fan of the New York Yankees knows there is little to be excited about when it comes to the organization's farm system. Heading into the season, with the exception of catcher Gary Sanchez, the minors offered very little promise for the future.
Well, Peter O'Brien is changing that, and he is making quite a name for himself in the process.
A [...]

The New York Yankees have been battling for the top spot in the AL East all season, but the rash of injuries the team has suffered could eventually begin to catch up to them.
Nearly all of the latest Yankees news has something to do with injuries. Players are going down left and right, and the real issue is that they aren't minor injuries. Very [...]

Masahiro Tanaka tasted something on Tuesday night that's been foreign to him for nearly two years: defeat.
The New York Yankees ace was the losing pitcher in his team's 6-1 defeat to the Chicago Cubs, giving him his first loss in a decision since August 2012, per SportsCenter:
According to ESPN Stats and Info, that streak spanned 34 [...]

Forty-three games into the 2014 season, and the New York Yankees are sitting just above mediocrity with a 23-20 record, giving analysts and fans alike a big enough sample to be able to draw some takeaways from the first quarter of the season.
Surprisingly, the Yanks' middling results are good enough for first place in the American League East, a [...]